The 2001 UK census states that 93.56% (67,345) of the Borough's population was born in England, 2.86% (2,061) in Scotland, 0.63% (451) in Wales, 0.68% (486) in Northern Ireland, 0.32% (231) in the Republic of Ireland and 0.06% (43) in the Channel Islands. 0.61% (441) of the town's 2001 population were born in the rest of Europe, the five largest sub-groups being Germans, former Yugoslavs, Spaniards, Italians and Poles, although the current numbers are likely to be much higher (epecially with the Polish born numbers). The Asian born population represented 0.50% (363) of Barrow's population, the five largest sub-groups being Indians, Chinese (mostly from Hong Kong), Filipinos - Cypriots (included as Middle-Easterners) - Singaporeans and Pakistanis. 0.35% (253) of people were born in North America, with Canadians, Americans and Jamaicans constituting for the majority of these, 0.23% (177) of people were born in Africa, with the three largest sub-groups being South Africans, Zimbabweans and Nigerians. 0.12% (83) of people were born in Oceania namely Australia and New Zealand. 0.04% (27) of Barrovians were born in Latin America and 0.02% (11) of people were born in some other place.